U900 and HIAB 550 MID MOUNT

[niftysteve]

what are you planning on lifting to want a crane like that heres a pic of the small crane i use it lifts almost any thing i have needed to including picking a daihatsu fourtrek up and loading on a transit

Edited April 27, 2011 by niftysteve

[ACUF]

hahaha, yeah, thats my cat, astral. Well, so, I agree, the crane is not the right one for my needs, ok. I think the trailer idea wasn't a bad on though. -Then I would need a trailer!

 

So it was a 170 hiab. The 550 is the one mounted to the ag spec. here are the pictures i wanted to post but forgot! -also the add for the 170, still mounted to the old ford.

 

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[ACUF]

forgot to mention the 550 includes the small square tipper bed to match, so its not a bad deal, overall, just the chipping will be a bear.

 

niftysteve, that crane is a perfect match for the u900. i dont see any outriggers or suspension lockouts either, nice.

 

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[ACUF]

Well, some things have changed, and may not be able to get the hiab 550 w/ subframe setup mentioned above. However, I am looking at another hiab 550 that will mount to the bracket i show behind the cab on the first part of the thread. That said, does anyone know how I would mount into that crossmember? someone told me it was to allow the chassis to have some flex or something. any pictures or links would be helpful. This aother 550 I'm looking at will have the normal two outriggers, instead of the entire sub frame w/ the 4 outriggers, just for comparison.

 

Thank you for reading!!

 

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[ACUF]

Here are some better photos, with the bed tipped up for better perspective.

 

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Any thoughts?

 

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[niftysteve]

Any thoughts?

 

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does that bracket move or is it fixed to the chassis rails and what was the part in the centre of it for

[RichardT]

My old 900 had the same bracket, the James Jones ROPS/guarding frame was fixed to that and to each chassis rail just behind front wheels, presumably 3pt mounted to allow for chassis flex.

 

You can just see the forward-pointing arms here, I'll upload a higher res snap if its of any use.

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members/richardt-albums-misc-picture1906-dsc01155.jpg

[ACUF]

Yes, Alex

price pointed me in the right direction. That piece is for a ROPS and not a crane, unfortunately. Back to the drawing board..

 

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